At 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29th, the County of Grande Prairie has issued an evacuation alert for everyone located north of Township Road 720 to Township Road 732, east of the British Colombia/Alberta border to Range Road 130.
The fire, which remains out of control is approximately 7 kilometres from the Alberta border.
Residents must prepare themselves and their livestock for a possible evacuation. If a mandatory evacuation order is issued, residents will have 30 minutes to evacuate. This means those in the impacted area should fuel vehicles and gather pets, important documents, medications, medical devices, and enough food and water to be away from your home for at least 7 days.
The County Regional Fire Service has two structure protection teams activated to install sprinklers on homes in the area. On the other side of the border, BC Wildfire Service is actively responding with firefighters, helicopters, air tankers, and heavy equipment.
While there is no threat to any structures or population in the County of Grande Prairie, regional fire crews along with officials from Alberta Wildfire are keeping an eye on a blaze just west of the Alberta border with British Columbia.
The fire, identified on the BC Wildfire map as G70422, sits near Kelly Lake, approximately 15 kilometres west of the Alberta border. County officials say nothing in terms of preparations are needed at this time, however, residents are encouraged to stay tuned for any potential updates in the coming days. Smoke from the fire near Kelly Lake is likely to be visible in the region.
